WHAT WE DO

We try to understand how genetic variants allow airway epithelial cells to maintain a constant number of cells per unit basal lamina and protect the lung and the body from environmental insults, including cigarette smoke, wildfires, ozone, and viral and bacterial infections.

The mission of the laboratory is to leverage these mechanisms to develop new therapies to improve the health of patients with chronic diseases by restoring this reparative capacity of the airway epithelium.